China

Overall Objective

GGGI’s objective in China is supporting the government with its aim to green South-South Cooperation (SSC) and One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiatives, including overseas investments, and introduce a green growth approach in Chinese provinces.

Contact

Resource Partner

Implementation Partner

China Council for International Cooperation on Environmental Development (CCICED) under the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)

China Public Research Center on Energy and Environment (PRCEE) under MEP

China Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC) under the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)

Government Counterpart

Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)

Energy Research Institute (ERI) of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) under NDRC

China ASEAN SCO Center on Environmental Cooperation (CSEC) under MEP

Development Research Center (DRC) under China’s State Council

Context

China’s central planning institutions have identified clean technologies as a major aspect of their development plans moving forward, set on predicating their economic growth on “industries of the future”. By definition, China’s national plans are emblematic of aggressive green growth. Through the “New China” model adopted in 2015, China has expanded and revamped its efforts at international economic expansion, including strong renewed support for South-South Collaboration (SSC). Yet, while China has global aspirations toward harmonizing its rapidly developing green industry with overseas cooperation, these developments are still in their early stages. The problem remains that China lacks institutions, channels, and platforms through which to systematize and accelerate learning and sharing of green growth knowledge and projects overseas.

GGGI’s mission, capacity, and membership make it an ideal partner for China in this endeavor. To address this need, in partnership with China, GGGI will seek to help the country maximize its Global and Regional Knowledge Sharing capacity with the goal of accelerating knowledge of green growth, investments, and projects in China, as well as other countries around the world.

News

News • November 27, 2018

GGGI Indonesia teamed up with GGGI China in support of the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia (Bappenas) to explore best practices on green growth. Bappenas is currently in the process of developing the National Medium-Term Development Plan 2020-2024 with a strong focus on low carbon development, to ensure Indonesia’s climate […]

News • October 17, 2018

Beijing, China, October 15 – As part of GGGI’s support to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of Mongolia, framed in the MoU signed in March 2017, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Mongolia and China programs have facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ERC of Mongolia and the National Institute […]

News • June 27, 2018

On June 25-27, the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress was held in Beijing, China. The conference was hosted by the International Center for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR), and co-organized by the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR), and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NFGA). The GGGI China team […]

News • June 22, 2018

Seoul, June 21 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) co-organized a pre-technical meeting on the ‘China-Japan-Korea (CJK) Green Growth Collaboration Program on Low Carbon Cities’ at the GGGI Seoul headquarters on June 20-21. Technical experts from four execution agencies – designated by the governments of […]

News • June 5, 2018

On June 5, the International Business Roundtable on Innovation and Green Development was held back-to-back with the National Annual Event for the 2018 World Environment Day in Changsha, Hunan Province. The meeting was co-organized by the China Council on International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), the China-ASEAN Environmental Protection Cooperation Center, as well as […]

News • March 23, 2018

Geneva, Switzerland – 23 March 2018 – Ms. Weikang (Ella) Wang, China Program Manager participated in the Geneva Forum for Sustainable Infrastructure in Gland, Switzerland and gave a presentation on GGGI’s in-country approach to greening the Belt and Road Initiative investment. This forum, co-hosted by the UN Environment, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), […]

News • December 15, 2017

Renewable energy became the cheapest form of electricity in 58 emerging economies last year. This year, the 11th Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE 11.0) showed that solar and wind energy generation costs (at $46 to $53 per megawatt-hour of generation) easily beat coal and gas (at $60-68). Solar power was the fastest-growing source of new energy worldwide in 2016, […]

News • November 23, 2017

On November 23, under the theme of Green Energy – Energizing A Sustainable World, GGGI and Hanwha Q CELLS, a global solar power company, jointly organized a forum to discuss how fast the world can thrive on 100% renewable energy. Participants from Australia, China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Norway and the UK gathered in Seoul to take […]

News • December 4, 2014

The old way of doing business at Golden Agri-Resources and its sister company Sinar Mas drew heat from environmentalists, politicians and even the company’s own clients. Unilever , Nestlé and Burger King all suspended business operations with Golden Agri in 2009. The next year Greenpeace published a report titled “How Sinar Mas Is Pulping the Planet.” Two […]

News • November 13, 2014

China’s decision to join with U.S. President Barack Obama in reining in greenhouse gases jump-starts the global fight against climate change, removing an excuse for inaction in developing nations. Chinese President Xi Jinping broke ranks with India, Brazil and South Africa in setting a target for the first time to reduce fossil-fuel emissions by 2030. […]